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Fight for Net Neutrality
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If ISPs win and NN is killed, it proves the point of the Libertarians that our government is no longer reliant upon the will of the people for direction and our democracy is a sham; corporations are ultimately the only ones who have power and thus the market will ultimately be the only power that individuals have anymore.
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I wonder if we'll feel this in Canada. I imagine Canada will push hard to regulate the ISPs, I think they already do.
In the meantime, let me know how Netflix feels over the next year or two (they've already filed with the courts). I think i read that ISPs HAVE to disclose when they are intentionally blocking, throttling or if they give a paid prioritization. I'm guessing the laws around that will also be overturned most likely?
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Shellhead wrote: The FCC voted to end net neutrality today. The two Democrats on the committee voted to keep net neutrality. The three Republicans voted to end it. Why was this a partisan vote?
Because Rule 1A of the Republican Handbook is: "Government Does Not Work."
Rule 1B is: "There Is No Such Thing as the 'Public Good.'"
I fully expect the Republican infrastructure next year to sell off portions of the interstate system to private investors and corporations. I won't drive to work in the Chicago suburbs on I-290 anymore. I'll drive to work on the "Doritos Expressway Sponsored by Google." And each lane of traffic will be capped at a certain speed, but you can pay more to subscribe to the faster lanes. And if you don't like it, then you can take a different road. It's capitalism!!
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Joebot wrote: I fully expect the Republican infrastructure next year to sell off portions of the interstate system to private investors and corporations. I won't drive to work in the Chicago suburbs on I-290 anymore. I'll drive to work on the "Doritos Expressway Sponsored by Google." And each lane of traffic will be capped at a certain speed, but you can pay more to subscribe to the faster lanes. And if you don't like it, then you can take a different road. It's capitalism!!
Already done. Google "Interstate 66 Washington DC" and see the $30+ tolls that have just started. The heavy parts of the beltway have Lexus Lanes now where you pay by the mile for faster travel speeds. The price varies based on the amount of traffic on the road.
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Then we can all sit where we are, pay for commercial transport, or fly our private jets. Our choice, right?
And we won't even have the fucking Internet (Brought to you by Carl's Jr!) to amuse us.
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And they decided to fuck us anyhow.
Our government is corrupt. I wouldn’t be surprised if people start shooting over this. It’s not about the internet anymore...it’s about lack of legitimate representation. This is going to get uglier and uglier.
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